Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) sounded the alarm that another wildfire could be imminent for California after the National Weather Service issued a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” warning. The last warning preceded the Palisades and Eaton fires,

The first downpours of several days of rain are expected Saturday night, and a flood watch will go into effect Sunday.

Federal meteorologists have issued their most dire wildfire warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as winds threaten to pick up in the early hours of Tuesday through Wednesday. Alerting

Officials said at least 24 people have died in the Southern California wildfires, while Santa Ana winds are expected to make the battle more difficult, with the National Weather Service predicting it will be "as bad as it gets.

With many parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

The first significant rainfall in several months will spread across Southern California this weekend, giving a badly needed sip of water to an area parched by drought and devastated by multiple raging wildfires.

The Hughes wildfire in LA County has prompted Red flag warnings and evacuation orders across Southern California

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

The National Weather Service's warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes

Forecasters don’t expect the kind of rainfall that led to some of the region’s most destructive recent land flows. The Santa Barbara County community of Montecito was virtually destroyed after a winter storm immediately followed the Thomas Fire, a blaze that killed 23 people.

Firefighters continue to battle fires across Southern California as the area prepares for a presidential visit Friday and rain in the weekend forecast.